Hair treating device



A ril 3, 1962 A. ZACHARY HAIR TREATING DEVICE 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledJuly l5, 1957 nvvavr'ak.

ALEXIS ZACHARY ATTORNEY .April 3, 1962 A. ZACHARY 3,027,900

HAIR TREATING DEVICE Filed July 15, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG.1O

' INVENTOR E ALEXIS ZACHARY b -F|G.25 55 53 :3 FIG.25 v 7/M114M ATTORNEYApril 3, 1962 A. ZACHARY 3,027,900

HAIIR TREATING DEVICE Filed July 15, 1957 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 62 FlG.3l 57CF I e. 32 5'7 57 INVENTOR.

63 ALEXIS ZACHARY BY FIG.35

ATTORNEY States This invention relates to improvements in devices forbeautifying the hair of the human head; and especially implements bywhich such hair is treated for permanent waving and attractive styling,such as producing curls and ringlets. My invention is well adapted foruse in dressing the hair of women, in conjunction with the standardlotions now widely employed for such purposes; so that the curls andringlets are enabled to maintain the desired shape for relatively longperiods.

An important object of this invention is to provide forming implementsthat can be easily manipulated to produce, for example, curls andringlets in the hair, and quickly removed without breaking any of theseparate locks or deranging the decorative formations which are obtainedby such means. The turns and coils in each tuft of hair when thus freedfrom the implements, can be readily secured with clips and the like toretain their form, while the attendant performs the necessary finishingoperations.

Another object is to provide a hair treatingimplement by which thelotion used can be most advantageously distributed to all the hairs inthe tuft which is disposed upon the implement.

In operations of this kind, the devices for imparting to the tufts ofhair a finished ornate appearance, are such that they must be kept inplace on the head till the task of the attendant is about completed. Aconsiderable number of such devices are utilized for the head of eachcustomer, usually proving bothersome and uncomfortable; and theirpresence frequently causes some of the locks in a tuft of hair to breakand keeps a lotion from reaching all the locks and tresses in the tuft;hence the effect is not uniform and the final result more or lessunsatisfactory. With my invention this objection is entirely obviated.

A further object is to provide forming implements that prevent theattendant from manipulating a patrons hair into curls and ringlets thatare wound too snugly thereon. The curls and ringlets are all produced ina manner that enables the forming lotion to take full effect so as togive the best results. The implement can be used with equal facility ina beauty establishment or at home.

Other objects and the advantages of the invention are fully set forthhereinafter, and the characteristics of the improvements are defined inthe appended claims. The drawings show several embodiments of theimprovement, but this disclosure is explanatory only and variations instructural details may be adopted without departing from the essentialdesign which contains my invention.

On the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevation of a onetype of hair treating implementaccording to this invention.

FIGURE 2 is a detail of an important part separated from the implement.

FIGURE 3 shows another form of said part.

FIGURE 4 is an elevation of the implement with said part in a differentposition.

FIGURE 5 is a plan view of the upper end thereof.

FIGURE 6 is a cross section on line 6-6 of FIG- URE 1.

FIGURE 7 shows a detail of this implement.

FIGURE 8 is a side elevation in section of another form of hair curlerimplement.

FIGURE 9 is a side view of part of still another hair treatingimplement.

i t O FIGURE 10 is an and elevation of the part shown in FIGURE 9.

FIGURE 11 is a side view of the main part of this lastnamed implement.

FIGURE 12 is an end view of what is shown in FIG- URE 11.

FIGURE 13 shows in side view the same implement with all partsassembled.

FIGURE 14 is a section of one end of what appears in FIGURE 13.

FIGURE 15 is a section of a cap carried by this implement.

FIGURE 16 is a side elevation of one end of said implement showing howthe principal parts are connected.

FIGURE 17 is an elevation of one end of this implement.

FIGURE 18 is a side view showing the main parts of this implement infull operative position. v

FIGURE 19 is a side elevation of an additional implement, partly insection.

FIGURE 20 is a section thereof, enlarged, along line 20-20 in FIGURE 19.

FIGURE 21 is a side elevation of the operating rod or stem which theimplement of FIGURE 19 contains.

FIGURE '22 is a side elevation of an additional implement.

FIGURE 23 is a section on line 23-23 of FIGURE 22.

"FIGURES 24,2412, 25 and 26 show details of slight modifications of thisadditional implement.

FIGURE 27 is a side elevation of still another construction of implementfor treating the hair, and

FIGURES 28 and 29 show details of portions thereof; FIGURE 29 being 'asection on line 29, FIGURE 27.

FIGURE 30 is a side view partly in section of another form of haircurler. FIGURE 3l-is a side view and FIGURE 32 top plan of a movable'part thereof. FIGURES 33, 34 and 35 views of the operating rod of theconstruction of FIGURE 30 and the part shown in FIGURE 31.

Referring first to the implement illustrated in FIG- URES l to 7inclusive, I fashion a short bar 1 of suitable material, and of suchshape that it has its thinnest part at the middle and enlarged ends 2.The bar or body 1 tapers and contracts along curved lines towards themiddle from each of the ends. Alongitudinal groove 3 extends along theside of the bar through the ends, and receives a flat metal stripor'mernber 4 with reduced or narrowed end portions 5, each bearing aknob 6. In the member are L-shaped slots having parts 7 which extendlengthwise of the strip, and parts 8 crosswise, extending towards theouteredge of the member 4. The bar has pins 9 crossing the groove 3engaging the walls of the slots. When the strip has the transverse parts8 of the slots in line with the pins 9, the strip can be projected orretracted laterally in the slot 3; and when the strip has thelongitudinal parts 7 of the slots in line with the projections 9, thestrip can be moved lengthwise to hold this member in projectingposition, and increase the infective thickness of the bar. The ends 2 ofthe body 1 have studs 10 which are traversed by the extremities of theslot 3, and are connected to the strip by rubber bands or loops 11,which tend to pull the strip fully into the groove. One end of the bar 1has a rubber strip or band 12 fixed to it; and the free end of the band12 has a cap 13 to be slipped over the knob 6 at the opposite end of thebody 1. The band 12 may be attached to the body by means of a notch 14in one end, as more fully described later in connection with FIGURE 13.

In operation, the operator detaches the cap 16 from the member 4 andwraps a tuft of hair around the body 1. The strip 4 is first manipulatedinto position to increase the thickness of this bar 1, as shown inFIGURE 1, and the hair is then wound upon the implement. When winding isfinished the operator lays the rubber strip 12 on the turns of the hairto hold the turns in place and stretches this str-ip so as to slip thecap 13 over the knob 6 at the opposite end 2. This band overlies theturns of hair and keeps them in place on the bar 1. The tension of theband 12 pulls the member 4 lengthwise in the slot 3; the parts 8 of theslots come into registry with the pins 9 and the member can move intoretracted position as shown in FIGURE 4. Thus the effective diameter ofthe implement is diminished and the hair of the subject is not wound tootightly and stretched around it. A permanent wave lotion can then be puton and will penetrate all the turns of hair very well. The rubber stripor band 12 can then be loosened by detaching the cap 13 from the knob 6receiving it, the ringlet removed and the liberated turns of the hairsecured in any suitable manner. With this device the body 1 can be leftin the hair during further treatment or the ringlets taken oil the bar 1and secured by a clip before the permanent wave lotion is put on. Ineither case the hair is finished by the neutralizing preparation andwashing. Curls can also be formed by winding a tuft of hair spirallyalong the bar 1.

FIGURE 3 shows the member 4 with diagonal slots 15 instead of L-shapedslots as in FIGURES 1 and 2.

FIGURE 8 shows a body .1 tapering as before from ends towards the middleand the slot 3 has cam projections 16 and 17 therein near the ends 2.These projections cooperate with recesses or notches 18 in the adjacentinner edge of the strip 4a, so that when the cam portions are in linewith these recesses the member 4a can be easily retracted. The reducedportion at one end of this member is encircled by a compression spring19 between the adjacent knob 6' thereon and the body 1, and this springnormally acts to push the member 4a into position so that the recessesor notches 18 are out of position with respect to the projections 16 and17, which will then cause the member 4a to project laterally from theside and the body 1. The slot or groove 3 between the ends 2 where itopens through one side has an efiective length a little greater than themember 4a between the reduced portions 5 and 5, so that the member canmove longitudinally to the extent required in the groove 3. A sleeve ofelastic rubber on the extension 5' may be used instead of the spring 19.

At the end of the body 1, having the end portion 5, the rubber band 12is affixed at one extremity, and the free end of the band carrying thehollow cap 20, will fit over the knob 6' on the aforesaid portion 5 ofthe member 4a, which is encircled by the spring 19. When the cap 13 isdetached from the member 4a the spring 19 will move this member 4lengthwise and the projections 16 and 17 will move it laterally toincrease the effective diameter of the body 1. The end portion 5 mayhave a collar 21 to limit the movement of the member 4a by the spring19.

Hence when the operator winds hair on this implement, the cap 13 isfirst removed and the spring 19 will then automatically cause member 4ato slide longitudinally in the slot 3 so that the projections 16 and 17push it outward sideways to the necessary extent. As soon as the tuft ofhair is wound on the body 1, the band 12 is laid on to keep the turnsfrom unwinding, and is stretched and the cap 13 again put on the knob 6.The tension of the band is enough to overcome the force of the spring19. The member 4a is then pulled into position for the notches 18 to bein line with the projections 16 and 17, and the member 4a is then loosein the slot 3 and can move inward sideways to reduce tension in the hairon the implement. The turns of hair are treated and taken off the body 1in the same manner as before. The slot 3 does not extend through theends 2, which have enlarged central bores receiving the extensions 5 and5.

The protuberances 16 and 17 may be separate pieces aflixed in the endsof the slot 3 by pins 22.

The implement shown in FIGURES 9 to 18 inclusive comprises a body 25 asbefore, with thickened ends and tapering from the ends towards themiddle. In one side there is a long recess 26 with shoulders 27 at bothends, and in this recess is seated a member 28 which conforms to thegeneral outline of the body 25. The extremities of this member havestuds 29 that fit into slots 30 in the shoulders 27. These slots 30extend radially so that the member 28 can be actuated laterally outwardwith re spect to the longitudinal axis of the member 25. A rod .31 isslidably mounted in bearings 32 at the ends 2 and extends along thebottom of the recess 26. This rod projects at one end and bears at saidend a head 33. Surrounding the rod at the adjacent end of the device 25is a recess 34 which seats a spring 35 engaging the head 33 and tendingto push the head away from the adjacent end of the body 25. In the space26 this rod has projections 31 and the member 28 has a longitudinalgroove 37 on its inner face containing small hollows or notches 38 foradmitting the projections 36. When the body 25 and .member 28 areassembled as in FIGURE 18, the studs 29 are in the slots 30 at the endsthereof closest to the longitudinal center of the implement and theprojections 36 fit within the notches 38, When however, the rod 31 ismoved to separate the head 33 from the adjacent end of the body 25, theprojections 36 act upon the groove beside the recesses 38 so as to pushthe member 28 outward into the position shown in FIGURE 13; the studs 29then being at the opposite or outer ends of the radial slots 30.

The opposite end of the body 25 has a recess or notch 39 extending intoone end from the side thereof, and this recess is open through said endby reason of a slot '49 in said end. Into this recess the enlarged end41 of the rubber band 12 can be inserted, this recess securing the bandor strip 12 to the body 25 and allowing it to extend therefrom. At itsopposite end the strip 12 has a cap 42 to which the strip 12 is securedin an enlarged end 43 of an opening of the cap and the cap has a recessor hollow 44 to such a size to fit over the head 33.

To use this implement the band 12 is detached from the head 33 and thespring 35 then moves the rod 31 so as to force the member 28 outward,and thus the etfective diameter of the implement is increased. A tuft ofhair is then wound around the implement and then the rubber band 12 isdisposed so as to overlie the hair and keep it in place, and the cap 42is fitted upon the head 33. The tension of this band 12 now overcomesthe force of the spring 35 and pulls the head 33 of the rod 31 againstthe boss 45. The projections 36 are thus again seated in the recesses 38and the member 28 is free to move in upon the bottom of the recess 26,so that the tension on the hair is lessened. The turns of the hair onthe implement are then treated as before, and as soon as the cap 42 isremoved from the head 33 the turns of the hair can be taken off theimplement. With this construction the hair is always properly adjustedon the implement, and cannot be too tightly disposed, even should anoperator be careless and wind a tuft of hair too snugly around the body25 and member 28.

In FIGURES 19, 20 and 21 the same kind of implecut 25 is shown taperingfrom the ends 2 to the middle; but this implement is thinner, especiallyin the middle portion to form smaller ringlets and curls, as at the backof the neck or wherever they may be needed. It is made with a long slot46 extending lengthwise to the central portion, open through oppositesides of the body 25; this slot having notch 38 in the middle to beengaged by a central projection 36 on a rod 31a which is disposed in alongitudinal groove 49 in one side of the slot 46. This rod projectsfrom one end of the body 25 and there has a head 33 engaged by a spring35 as before. To the op posite end of the body the elastic band 12 isattached and this band will again have a cap 42 to fit over the head 33.When the rod is pushed in and the head 33 is against the boss '45 theprojection 36' of the rod is in registry with the notch 36. This recessor notch 36 is deep enough so that now the middle portion of the membercan be compressed to put the sides of the slot or space 46 almost incontact, but when the head 33 is pushed out slightly the projection 36on the rod engages one inner face the slot 46 as to hold it fully openat both sides. Hence the operator in using this implement firstdisengages the cap 42 from the head 33 and winds the hair on theimplement. Next the band 12 is laid on the hair and the cap 42 thereofis slipped over the head 33, again pulling the rod 31 inward. Thiscauses registry of the projection 36 with the deep recess 38 so that thesides of the slot 46 can be pressed together. The implement willtherefore yield somewhat if the hair is too tightly wound thereon. Thehair is then treated in the usual way, with the band 12 then overlyingall the turns of hair, and the ringlets can then be taken off wheneverthe band 12 is loosened from the head 33.

The implement of FIGURE 19 has also a nozzle 49 at one end connected bya duct 50 with numerous discharge openings 51 along its length. Fourrows of such openings are indicated. The rod 31a is disposed in a widegroove 47 in one side of the space 46, and this rod will be narrowerthan the groove 47, and will be kept in central position so as to leavea passage at both sides of the rod, by a spline 48 which fits into akeyway in the bottom of the groove 47. Hence when the hair treatingpreparation is to be applied to the hair wrapped around the implement itis injected into the nozzle 49 and passes out through the openings 51,reaching every part of the tuft which is In some instances the head 33of the rod sliding in the implement can have the form of a boss 52 witha flange 53 to which the rod 31b is united, and the boss 53 can have acrosscut 54 to receive a round head 55 replacing the cap 42 on theelastic strip 12. See FIGURES 24, 25 and 26. Any suitable means may beused to make sure that the ball 55 will be securely attached to the boss52. Also instead of the strip 12, I can use an elastic strip 12a, FIGURE24a, with openings 56 at each end. One end of this band 12a can bestretched so that the loop thereon will fit over the nozzle 49 and theother end can be stretched to enlarge the opening and fitted over theboss '52. In this instance the flange 53 will have a notch 56 to receivethe band 12a.

In the implement shown in FIGURES 27, 28 and 29, the construction is thesame as that shown in FIGURE 22 except that the elastic strip 12 isomitted. This implement has a pivoted arm 57 which fits over the member28. At one end this arm or member is substantially semi-cylindrical asshown in FIGURE 29 and it is secured to one end 2 of the implement by awire loop or yoke 58, the ends 59 of which pass through openings in thearm 57 and into bearing recesses in the end 2. At the opposite end ofthis yoke shaped member 58 is a roller 59 and the head 33 of the rod5112 has a depression 60. Adjacent said one end 2 the arm hasprojections 57a at its sides with the openings receiving the ends of thewire loop 58.

In use the tuft of hair is wound on the implement with the arm 57 andmember 58 swung outward, and the 67 rod 31b projected by the spring 35.The tuft is wound on and then the arm 47 is laid on the tuftof hair; the

.head 33 is pushed against the spring 35 with the finger,

and the roller 59 is slipped over the end so that the roller seatsitself in the depression 60. A yieldable spring 61 in the body at theend to which the arm 57 is connected acts to hold this arm in foldedposition. The rod 31b is now retracted so that the projections 36thereon will be in line with the notches 38 in the member 28 and thismember can then be moved inward.

The various forms of hair treating implement described above can be usedin beauty salons or in the home for permanent wave or hair styling.Breakage of hair is prevented and when the permanent wave lotion is puton the hair by means of this invention the hair contracts and thelaterally movable member releases tension on the hair after the tuft hasbeen Wound thereon, to lessen the risk of breakage, even if the hair hasbeen dyed or bleached. It also prevents pull burns after a permanentWave lotion has been applied to the hair, and burns at the nape of theneck when the hair of the subject is drying on a machine dryer. Thelotion or neutralizer penetrates better, due to release of tension, andis distributed more evenly through the openings 51 and a much softerwave or curl results. In machine treatment the spring 35 and strip 12can be omitted and the rod 31a and 311) are then operated by hand, andthe risk of burns is fully obviated.

Of course the implement may be made in various ways, as by forming it inhalves parallel to the outwardly movable member or portion controlled bythe rod and riveting or otherwise securing these halves together. Theimplements of this invention can be used with a machine or formachineless hair treatments alike.

Of course various minor changes in the shape of the parts may be madewithout departure from the essential design of this invention.

In FIGURE 21 rod 31a may be turned worked by hand, also causing outwardadjustment of movable member 28.

The curler shown in FIGURE 27 with pivoted clamping, arm 57 can beutilized for both machine and machineless permanent waving. Curlers formachine and ma chineless permanent Waving have diiferent types ofratchets or retaining devices that prevent these curlers from turningback or unwinding when hair is wound upon it. In such curlers the rodwith knob 33 and the ratchet will each have to be in their proper placeto insure correct operation. The ratchet will be put adjacent the boss45 in FIGURE 27, and the head 69 will be on a rod 33 without the spring35. The rod will be operated by hand with a suitable key, and the curlerwith assembled ratchet and head is seated in U-shaped prongs of a holderwhich is grasped by hand.

In the form of the invention shown in FIGURES 30 to 35 inclusive, thebody 25 has enlarged ends which taper as before toward the middle; andcarries the member 28, which is movable laterally to expand thisimplement in the same way as above-described in connection with FIGURE13. The implement contains a rod 31c, which is like rod 31a and is in agroove, 47 as in FIGURE 20, with projections 36 thereon to register withrecesses in the member 28 when this member is fully seated in the recess29 of the body containing the bar 28. At one extremity of the rod 310,there is a square projecting portion 33a fitting a recess 34a, and atthe other end of the rod and within the body 25, is a cavity 5012containing a spring 1% which presses against a head 1% on the adjacentend of the rod 310, and normally acts to push the rod 310 so that thesquared end 33a projects from the body 25. At said other end, the body25 has an opening extending in as far as the spring 5% which is seatedagainst a shoulder within this end of the body, the opening beingindicated at 50c.

To the projecting squared end 33a of the rod 310, the

elastic cord 12 is attached, and a nozzle 49 is connected to the otherend of this cord. This nozzle has a flange 52 and a bore 53 extendingtherethrough as above-described. The cord 12 is of such length that whenthe nozzle is not in the opening 50a, the tension of this cord is notexerted on the rod 310, and the spring 50b pushes against this rod tocause the squared end 33a to project farther out of the opposite end ofthe body 25, so that the projections 36 thereon will expand or movelaterally the section 28. On the other hand, when the spring 12 isstretched and the nozzle 12 is inserted into the end of thebody 25, thecord 12 overcomes the spring 19a so that the rod 31b is pulled inwardand the projections 36 thereon register with the recesses in the section23, as above-described, and this section is then released and free tomove inward.

In practical use, this form of the invention is handled asabove-described. First, the nozzle 49 is withdrawn. The spring 1% pushesthe rod 310 to the right to expand the section 28, and then the hair ofthe subject can be wound upon the implement. When the winding isfinished, the cord 12 is stretched and the nozzle 49 is attached to thebody by pushing it into the opening 500 to the cavity 5%, rod 31b is nowpulled in and the section 28 is released to lessen the thickness of thebody 25, so that the turns of the hair around the body are wound lesstightly. Next, the fluid for treating the hair is injected through thenozzle 49, and flows through the space containing the spring 19a pastthe head 1%, and along the sides of the rod 31b and out through theducts 51.

This implement is used as a curler for cold waving and for permanentwaving and gives excellent results. The head 19b has recesses 190 sothat the cavity 50b is in communication with the groove 47 in which therod 31b is seated.

When no liquid is to be injected into this implement, and it is to beused for hair dressing or styling, the nozzle 49a and cord 12 can beomitted. I then attach to the squared portion 33:: of the rod 3112, anarm or clip 57 which is similar to the arm or clip 57 shown in FIGURE 27and is connected to projecting 33a end of the rod 31!; by pivot pins 57a(FIGURE 35) and bearing ears 570 on this arm, so that this arm can beswung inward and outward. This arm is long enough to reach the oppositeend of the body 25 which has the opening for the nozzle 49, and therethe arm is bent cross-wise and terminates in a knob 62. The nozzle 49and ducts 51 can be omitted.

In use, this arm is lifted so that the hair can be wound freely aboutthe body 25 and section 28, which is then pushed outward by theprojections 36 on the rod 310, because the spring 19a is then free toexpand and move this rod to the right, projecting out farther thesquared end 33a. After the hair is wound on the implement, the arm 57 ispulled to force the rod 310 inward against the spring of 19b, freeingthe section 28 so that it can move inward, and remove any tension on theturns of the hair, and the end of this arm bearing the knob 62 isslipped over the end of the body 25 which has the opening 501: to thecavity 50b, and the knob 62 seats in said opening. The rod 310 is thusheld at the inner end of its movement and the spring 19a remainscompressed during the operation of treating the hair, and the hair canbe unwound from. the implement when the arm 57 is again lifted outward.

Having described my invention what I believe to be new is:

1. A hair treating device comprising a round body having relativelythick ends and tapering from said ends toward the middle, said bodyhaving an open slot along its side and having a movable member looselyseated on said body and extending lengthwise thereof along said openslot, and interengaging means on said member and body for permittingoutward sidewise adjustment of said member to project laterally of saidbody over the whole length of said slot to increase the thickness ofsaid body,

one end of said body having an elastic band attached thereto, said bandhaving a free end with a cap on said. free end, and said member having apart at the opposite end of the body to receive said cap and hold theband in stretch condition to maintain the member in protracted position.

2. A hair treating device comprising a body which tapers from the endstowards the middle thereof, said body having a slot extendingtherethrough between its ends, a member in said slot, said member havingrecesses in one side and the slot having cam projections adjacent itsends, a spring between one end of the body and the member to move saidmember so that the recesses and slots are not in alinement, said memberthen projecting laterally from said body, an elastic band secured to theopposite end of the body and having a free end and a .cap on its freeend to fit over the opposite end of the member adjacent said spring, thetension of said band when the cap is attached to the member beingsufficient to overcome the force of the spring and actuate the member soas to bring the recesses therein and said cam por-- tions into registryand maintain retraction of said memher.

3. A hair treating device having enlarged ends and tapering from saidends towards the middle portion, said device having a recess in one sidebetween said ends, a shoulder at each extremity of said recess, a memberconforming to the shape of said device, and having pin and slotengagement at each end with said shoulders, said member having alongitudinal groove along its inner face, the bottom of said recesshaving a rod therein coinciding with the groove in said member, thelast-named groove having notches therein, the rod having projections toenter said notches and permit inward movement of said member, the rodprojecting from one end of the body with a head thereon, a springbetween said head and said body to force said head outward and cause theprojections on the rod to move the member away from the body, an elasticband secured to the other end of the body and having a cap thereon tofit over said head, the tension of said band then being sufiicient toovercome the spring and force the rod inward to cause the projections toregister with said recesses and permit the member to be retracted.

4. A hair treating device comprising a body having enlarged ends andtapering from the ends towards the middle portion thereof, said devicehaving a slot extending lengthwise between its ends and open at bothsides of said body, a movable member on said body between said ends, arod slidably mounted in the body to engage said member, said rod havinga projection and the opposed inside face of the member having a recess,said rod projecting from one end of the body and having a head thereon,a spring between said head and body tending to push the head away fromthe body and carry said projection on the rod out of alinement with therecess, an elastic band attached to the opposite end of the body and acap at the free end of the band to fit upon said head, the tension ofthe hand then being sufficient to move the rod inward to dispose theprojection into registry with the recess and permit said member to beretracted.

5. A hair treating device comprising a body having relatively thick endsand tapering from said ends toward the middle, said body having amovable member extend ing lengthwise thereof, interengaging means onsaid body and member for causing outward sidewise movement of saidmember laterally of the body to increase the thickness of the body, saidbody having discharge openings in the sides of the body along its lengthand a nozzle at one end of said body communicating with said openings.

6. A hair treating device having a body which tapers from its enlargedends towards the middle, said body having a longitudinally extendingslot in its side, a movable member in said slot extending along thelength thereof, said movable member having a slot therein extending bothtransversely and longitudinally of the member and said body having a pinengageable with the walls of the slot in the movable member to enablethe member to be moved to project outwardly from the body over its wholelength along said side of the body and be retracted into the body.

References Cited in the file of this patent 10 Yven et a1. Aug. 28, 1951Renstrom Nov. 30, 1954 Whysall Sept. 25, 1956 Loucks Apr. 2, 1957Brancaccio Sept. 23, 1958 Brancaccio et a1 Nov. 18, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTSGreat Britain Feb. 14, 1951 Germany Apr. 15, 1943 Germany Jan. 24, 1952France Sept. 26, 1951 France Nov. 14, 1951

